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ORDINANCE NO. 1807
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING A REVISED TITLE 22 (SIGN CODE)
The CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1.
(a) The City of Burlingame adopted its first sign regulations in 1916 in Ordinance No.
112. Following amendment in 1935, the City adopted its first comprehensive sign regulations in
1956 in Ordinance No. 618. Those regulations were then extensively revised in 1977 in
Ordinance No. 1096. While modest revisions were made in subsequent years, this ordinance is
the first complete revision of the Sign Code since 1977.
(b) This ordinance responds to the changes in sign design, new caselaw, and the
development of transit corridors and larger scale buildings in the City. This ordinance is
consistent with and advances the goals and policies of the Burlingame General Plan and the
Specific Plans that are a part of the General Plan.
Section 2. Anew Title 22 is adopted to read as follows:
Title 22
SIGNS
Chapters:
22.02 Statement of Purpose of Title 22
22.04 Definitions
22.06 Administration and Enforcement of Sign Code
22.08 General Regulations
22.10 R-1 and R-2 District Regulations
22.12 R-3 and R4 District Regulations
22.14 C-1 & CR District Regulations
22.16 C-2 District Regulations
22.18 ECN & TW District Regulations
22.20 SL, AA & APN District Regulations
22.22 RR District Regulations
22.24 IB & APS District Regulations
22.26 Awnings, Canopies and Marquees
22.28 Changeable Copy Signs
22.30 Combination Signs
22.32 Exempt Signs
22.34 Freestanding Signs - Monument and Pole
22.36 Noncommercial Signs and Messages
22.38 Nonconforming Signs
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22.40 Prohibited Signs
22.42 Projecting Signs
22.44 Properties with Nonconforming Uses
22.46 Special Signs
22.48 Wall Signs
Chapter 22.02
PURPOSE OF TITLE 22
Sections:
22.02.010 Statement of purpose.
22.02.010 Statement of purpose;
The purpose of this title is to create the legal framework for a comprehensive and
balanced system of signs that will preserve the right of free speech and expression, provide an
easy and pleasant communication between people and their environment, and avoid the visual
clutter that can be harmful to traffic and pedestrian safety, property values, business
opportunities, and community appearance. With these purposes in mind, it is the intent of this
title to authorize the use of signs that:
(a) Are well designed, compatible with their surroundings and preserve locally
recognizeA
values of community appearance;
(b) Provide for consistent signage on adjacent sites;
(c) Safeguard and enhance propert
y values in residential, commercial and industrial areas
by promoting the use of signs which are aesthetically pleasing, of appropriate scale, and
integrated with surrounding buildings and landscape;
(d) Protect public investment in and the character of public thoroughfares;
(e) Do not detract fr
om the attraction of shoppers and other visitors who are important to
the economy of the city;
(f) Promote the free flow of vehicular and non -motorized traffic and protect pedestrians,
bicyclists and motorists from injury and propert
y damage caused by or attributable to cluttered,
distracting, or illegible signage
(g) Are appropriately sized to the activity that displays them;
(h) Are expressive of both the identity 01 individual activities and the community as a
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whole; and
(i) Are legible in the circumstances in which they are seen.
Sections:
22.04.010
22.04.020
22.04.030
22.04.040
22.04.050
22.04.060
22.04.070
22.04.080
22.04.090
22.04.100
22.04.110
22.04.120
22.04.130
22.04.140
22.04.150
22.04.160
22.04.165
22.04.170
22.04.180
22.04.190
22.04.200
22.04.210
22.04.220
22.04.230
22.04.240
22.04.250
22.04.260
22.04.270
22.04.280
22.04.290
22.04.300
22.04.310
22.04.320
22.04.330
22.04.340
22.04:350
22.04.360
22.04.370
22.04.380
22.04.390
22.04.400
22.04.410
22.04.420
22.04.430
22.04.440
Chapter 22.04
DEFINITIONS
Above -roof sign.
Activity.
Animation or animated.
Architectural detail.
Awning.
Awning sign.
Banner.
Bare -bulb illumination.
Building.
Bunting.
Canopy.
Canopy sign.
Changeable copy sign.
Combination sign.
Commercial sign.
Directional sign.
Director of community
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Erect.
Establishment.
External illumination.
Fagade.
Facade, blank.
Flag.
Flag, Decorative.
Flashing illumination.
Freestanding sign.
Frontage.
Height.
velopment.
Illumination or illuminated.
Indirect illumination.
Internal illumination.
Maintenance.
Marquee.
Marquee sign.
Monument sign.
Movement.
Neon tube illumination.
Noncommercial sign.
Nonconforming sign.
Occupant.
Parcel.
Person.
Pole sign.
Portable sign.
Premises.
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22.04.450 Projecting sign.
22.04.460 Repair.
22.04.470 Roof sign.
22.04.480 Shopping center.
22.04.490 Sign.
22.04.500 Sign area.
22.04.510 Signable area
22.04.530 Sign permit.
22.04.540 Sign permit, administrative.
22.04.550 Sign variance.
22.04.570 Sky sign.
22.04.580 Special sign.
22.04.590 Structure.
22.04.600 Temporary sign.
22.04.610 Wall sign.
22.04.620 Window sign.
22.04.010 Above -roof sign.
"Above -roof sign" means a sign displayed or extending above the peak or parapet of a
building.
122.04.020 Activity.
"Activity" means an individual tenant, business, or other establishment.
� 22.04.030 Animation or animated.
"Animation" or "animated" means the movement or the optical illusion of movement of
any part of the sign structure, design, or pictorial segment, including the movement of any
illumination or the flashing or varying of light intensity, or the automatic changing of all or any
part
of the facing of a sign.
122.04.040 Architectural detail.
"Architectural Detail" means any prof ection, relief, cornice, column, change of building
material, window, or door opening on any building (See also "Signable area for wall signs").
22.04.050 Awning.
"Awning" means a cloth, plastic, or other nonstructural covering that either is
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permanently attached to a building or can be raised or retracted to a position against the building
when not in use.
22.04.060 Awning sign.
"Awning sign" means any sign painted on or affixed to the sides or face of an awning.
122.04.070 Banner.
"Banner" means a sign composed of a logo or design on a lightweight material either
enclosed or not enclosed in a rigid frame and secured or mounted to allow motion caused by the
atmosphere.
122.04.080 Bare -bulb illumination.
"Bare -bulb illumination" means a light source that consists of light bulbs with a 20 -watt
maximum wattage for each bulb.
� 22.04.090 Building.
"Building" means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls.
22.04.100 Bunting.
"Bunting" means a lightweight fabric in single or multiple colors used for decoration.
22.04.110 Canopy.
"Canopy" means a structure, other than an awning, made of cloth, metal, or other material
with frames affixed to a building and supported by a fr
ame that is affixed to or in contact with the
ground.
22.04.120 Canopy sign.
"Canopy sign" means any sign painted on or affixed to the sides or face of a canopy.
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22.04.130 Changeable copy sign.
"Changeable copy sign" means a sign any part of which moves or flashes at intervals,
including a sign with movable or moving letters of any type or a sign that uses video projection,
LED, television, or other such technology.
22.04.140 Combination sign.
"Combination sign" is any sign which has features or characteristics normally found in
signs of more than one classification.
� 22.04.150 Commercial sign.
"Commercial sign" means any sign with wording, logo, or other representation that,
directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service, or other
commercial activity.
22.04.160 Directional sign.
"Directional Sign" means a sign at the exit or entrance of a premises .
22.04.165 Director of community development.
"Director of community development" means the city director of community
development or the director's authorized representative or designee.
22.04.170 Erect.
"Erect" means to build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix, including the
painting or otherwise applying of signs.
22.04.180 Establishment.
"Establishment" means an organization, family or individual engaged in commercial,
industrial, civic, educational, recreational, governmental, religious or residential activities.
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22.04.190 External illumination.
"External illumination" means illumination of a sign that is affected by an artificial source
of light not contained within the sign itself.
22.04.200 Facade.
"Fayade" means the side of a building below the eaves or parapet wall (see also "Signable
area for wall signs").
22.04.210 Facade, blank.
"Facade, blank" means the side of a building below the eaves that is blank and does not
have windows or architectural detail.
22.04.220 Flag.
"Flag" means a sign made of flexible material, typically cloth, paper or plastic, with a
graphic depiction of an emblem, insignia, or logo, including a fl
ag of a country or state.
22.04.230 Flag, Decorative.
"Flag, Decorative" means any flag which displays an insignia, design or the like, and
which does not include any commercial name, message, logo or symbol.
22.04.240 Flashing illumination.
"Flashing illumination" means illumination in which the artificial source of light is not
maintained stationary or constant in intensity and color at all times when a sign is illuminated,
including illuminated lighting.
22.04.250 Freestanding sign.
"Freestanding sign" is a sign supported by one or more uprights, posts, or bases placed
upon or affixed in the ground and not attached to any part
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of a building. It includes a pole sign
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and a monument sign.
22.04.260 Frontage.
(a) Building frontage. "Building frontage" means the distance measured along the wall
or walls of the building abutting on a public or private way, including public and private parking
lots, from which public access is provided to the premises. Where a building is occupied by more
than one establishment, "building frontage" shall be measured separately for each portion of the
building so occupied.
(b) Parcel frontage. "Parcel frontage" means the distance along the parcel line or lines
abutting upon a street, easement, or public or private parking lots, giving access to the property.
(c) A public or private parking lot or alley shall be considered to be a "frontage" for
purposes of this title.
22.04.270 Height.
"Height," as applied to a sign for the purposes of this title, means the vertical distance
measured from the established grade directly below the sign to the highest point of the sign.
22.04.280 Illumination or illuminated.
"Illumination" or "illuminated" means a source of any artificial or reflected light, either
directly from a source of light incorporated in, or indirectly from an art
ificial source.
� 22.04.290 Indirect illumination.
"Indirect illumination" means a source of external illumination, located away from the
sign, that lights the sign, but which is itself not visible to persons viewing the sign from any
street, sidewalk or adjacent propert
y.
22.04.300. Internal illumination.
"Intern
al illumination" means a light source that is concealed or contained within the sign
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and becomes visible in darkness through a translucent surface.
22.04.310 Maintenance.
"Maintenance" means cleaning, painting, changing copy, general servicing, and repairing
as a routine procedure to preserve and keep in working order. Maintenance may include the
replacement of parts with like kind parts as such parts fail.
122.04.320 Marquee.
"Marquee" means a permanent structure, other than a roof, attached to, supported by, and
projecting from a building and providing protection from the elements.
22.04.330 Marquee sign.
"Marquee sign" means any sign painted on or affixed to the sides or face of a marquee.
No sign maybe affixed to the roof of a marquee; projecting signs above a marquee shall not be
considered a part of a marquee sign and shall be evaluated under the standards for projecting
signs.
22.04.340 Monument sign.
"Monument sign" means a ground sign permanently affixed to the ground at its base,
supported entirely by a solid base structure only.
122.04.350 Movement.
"Movement" means physical movement or revolution up or down, around, or sideways
that completes a cycle of change at intervals of less than six (6) seconds (see also "animation").
') 22.04.360 Neon tube illumination.
"Neon tube illumination" means a source of light for externally lit signs supplied by a
neon tube that is bent to form letters, symbols, or other shapes.
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22.04.370 Noncommercial sign.
"Noncommercial sign" means any sign that is not determined by definition to be a
commercial sign.
22.04.380 Nonconforming sign.
"Nonconforming sign" means a sign that was lawfully constructed or installed prior to the
adoption or amendment of this ordinance and was in compliance with all of the provisions of this
ordinance then in effect, but which does not presently comply with this ordinance.
22.04.390 Occupant.
"Occupant" means a use located in a multi -use building or shopping center.
22.04.400 Parcel.
"Parcel" means a single lot, usually fronting on a street, delineated on an official map on
file with the county recorder, with separate legal title.
122.04.410 Person.
"Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or
organization of any kind.
22.04.420 Pole sign.
"Pole sign" means a freestanding sign that is permanently supported in a fixed location by
a structure of poles, uprights, or braces from the ground and not supported by a building or a
I solid base structure.
� 22.04.430 Portable sign.
"Portable sign" means a sign not permanently attached to the ground or a building nor
designed to be permanently attached to the ground or a building.
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22.04.440 Premises.
"Premises" means the lot, plot, portion, or parcel of land considered as a unit for a single
use or development, whether owned, leased, or held by other property right.
22.04.450 Projecting sign.
"Projecting sign" means a sign attached to and projecting from the wall of a building and
not in the same vertical or horizontal plane as the attachment wall.
22.04.460 Repair.
"Repair" means to reconstruct, rebuild or undertake restoration after a substantial degree
of neglect and deterioration has occurred.
� 22.04.470 Roof sign.
"Roof sign" means a sign that is displayed on the roof of the building, above the eaves or
above the parapet wall.
22.04.480 Shopping center.
"Shopping center" means a commercial development under unified control consisting of
four (4) or more separate commercial establishments sharing a common building, or which are in
separate buildings that share a common entranceway or parking area.
22.04.490 Sign.
"Sign" means a lettered, numbered, symbolic, pictorial, or illuminated visual display
designed to identify, announce, direct, or inform that is visible from a public right -of --way. The
term "sign" includes banners, pennants, streamers, moving mechanisms, and lights.
22.04.500 Sign area.
"Sign area
means the total face area of a sign. Sign area is measured as follows:
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(a) Signs painted on a wall or canopy or individual cut out figures or letters shall be
measured as the area of the smallest polygon, not to exceed six straight sides, which will
completely enclose all figures, letters, designs, framing and tubing which are parts of such sign.
(b) Ground signs, pole signs, monument signs, or box signs shall be measured to include
the entire area encompassed by the box descrbied in subsection (a) above, including any framing,
trim or molding. For monument signs, the decorative base and any surrounding structure are not
included in the sign area. For pole signs, the pole or poles are not included in the sign area unless
there are figures or letters on the poles.
(c) "Maximum total sign area" means the maximum total sign area of all signs or of a
particular type of sign on a frontage or parcel as specified.
22.04.510 Signable area.
"Signable area" means the area in which a sign can be located.
(a) Signable area for a projecting sign or awning is:
(1) An area enclosed by a box or outline, or
(2) An area within a single continuous perimeter composed of a single rectangle, circle,
triangle, or parallelogram enclosing the extreme limits of characters, lettering, illustrations,
ornamentations, or other figures. (b) Signable area for a wall sign is an area free of
architectural details, including but not limited to windows, friezes, corbels, tile and trim, on the
fagade of a building or part of a building, measured in the same way that sign area for a sign on a
wall is measured.
22.04.530 Sign permit.
"Sign permit" means a permit from the planning department of the city required for all
new signs prior to the issuing of a building permit for a sign, under conditions specified in
chapter 22.06.
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22.04.540 Sign permit, administrative.
"Administrative sign permit" means a permit from the city manager required for signs and
banners of a civic, charitable, educational or municipal nature.
22.04.550 Sign variance.
gn variance" means a decision by the planning commission to approve a sign permit
application, the approval of which requires, after public hearing and findings consistent with
section 22.06.120, a variance from one or more sections of this title.
� 22.04.570 Sky sign.
"Sky sign" means any sign attached to, painted on or suspended from a balloon, kite, or
similar object secured to real or personal property within the city (see also "Roof sign" and
"Above -roof sign").
22.04.580 Special sign.
"Special sign" means a sign, other than a freestanding or wall sign, regulated by chapter
22.46 of this ordinance.
22.04.590. Structure.
"Structure" means anything built that requires a permanent location. This term includes a
building.
� 22.04.600 Temporary sign.
"Temporary sign" means a sign displayed for a limited period of time.
� 22.04.610 Wall sign.
"Wall sign" means a sign painted on or attached to a wall of a structure and in the same
vertical and horizontal planes as the wall and includes the frame of the sign.
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22.04.620 Window sign.
"Window sign" means a sign applied, painted or affixed to or in the window of a
building. A window sign maybe temporary or permanent.
Chapter 22.06
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF SIGN CODE
Sections:
22.06.010
22.06.020
22.06.030
22.06.040
22.06.050
22.06.060
22.06.070
22.06.080
22.06.090
22.06.100
22.06.110
22.06.120
22.06.130
22.06.140
22.06.150
22.06.160
Administration and enforcement.
Sign permit required.
Sign permit limitations.
Frontage and sign area calculations.
Existing signs.
Sign permit application --Information required.
Permit fees.
Investigation fees - Work without a permit.
Time limit for exercise of sign permit.
No permit required.
Severability clause.
Variances.
Building permit required.
Appeal --Decision of director of community development.
Appeal --Decision of planning commission.
Hearing of appeal by council --Finality of decision.
22.06.010 Administration and enforcement.
The provisions of this title shall be administered and enforced by the director of
community development, and such representatives as the planner may designate. All other
officers and employees of the city shall assist and cooperate with the director of community
development in administering and enforcing the provisions of this title.
22.06.020 Sign permit required.
No person shall erect or display any sign unless the director of community development
has issued a permit for the sign or unless this chapter exempts the sign from the permit
requirement.
� 22.06.030 Sign permit limitations.
The director of community development shall apply the standards of the sign code, upon
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the filing of an application for a sign permit, to ensure that the following limitations are
observed:
(a) Each zoning district in the city has maximum signage limits permitted with a sign
permit. These limits are specified in chapters 22.10 to 22.24 inclusive.
(b) Properties that are zoned "unclassified" shall be subject to the standards of the closest
adjacent zoning district, as determined by the director of community development.
(c) Signs enumerated in chapter 22.32 are exempt from calculation of maximum signage
per frontage.
(d) Each sign classification (freestanding sign, wall sign, projecting sign, etc.) has further
specifications that are described in succeeding chapters of this title. In no case shall a sign
variance be granted to increase the maximum total area of signage to be permitted on a parcel.
22.06.040 Frontage and sign area calculations.
In the C-1, CR, C-2, ECN, TW, SL, AA & AT
RR, IB, and APS districts, where
maximum signage is related to frontage, the following procedures shall determine that frontage
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purposes of this title:
(a) A distinctions
be observed between parcel frontage and building frontage:
(1) Parcel frontage shall be used for freestanding ground signs, or combinations of these
signs with any other type.
(2) Building fr
ontage shall be used to calculate maximum signage area for signs attached
to or wholly supported by a building or major structure.
(b) Frontage lengths and sign area limits are determined based on the street classification
and are listed in the requirements for each zoning district. Parcel and building frontage are
further defined in sections 22.04.260. The length of any fr
ontage shall be the figure used to
calculate maximum permitted signage on that fr
ontage, as described in chapters 22.10 to 22.24
inclusive.
(c) Sign area shall be determined as specified in section 22.04.500.
(d) Any freestanding sign which can be viewed from two street frontages and which is so
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placed that it has equal or nearly equal exposure from each frontage, shall be counted twice, once
for each frontage.
22.06.050 Existing signs.
Each premises shall be entitled to sign area within the limitations set forth in this title.
However, the area of all existing signs to remain shall be included with any new signs in
calculating the maximum total sign area allowed on a parcel.
22.06.060 Sign permit application -Information required.
(a) A person proposing to erect or display a sign shall file an application for a permit
with the director of community development. The application shall contain the following.
(1) Name, address, and telephone number of sign contractor and the owner and occupant
of the premises where the sign is to be erected or displayed;
(2) The date on which the sign is to be erected or displayed;
(3) Address and zoning district in which the sign is located; and any variance that has
been approved;
(4) Full description as determined by the director of community development of all
existing and proposed signs;
(5) Written consent of the owner of property;
(6) A drawing to scale that shows:
(A) All existing signs displayed on the premises;
(B) The location, height, and size of any proposed signs; and
(C) The percentage of the signable area covered by the proposed sign.
(7) Specifications for the construction or display of the sign and for its illumination and
mechanical movement, if any.
(8) Application fee shall be paid by the applicant at the time of payment for the building
permit fee for installation of the sign(s).
(b) Review and time limits. The director of community development shall review the
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application upon the receipt of a completed permit application. The director of community
development shall determine if the application complies with the sign code or requires planning
commission action within twenty (20) days from the date the application was determined to be
complete and permit fee was filed with the director of community development.
(c) Approval or denial. The director of community development shall approve a permit
foI the sign if it complies with the bung, electrical or other adopted codes of the city and with:
(1) The regulations for signs contained in this ordinance and any variance that has been
granted from these regulations, and
(2) Any approved sign variance for the parcel.
(d) If the director of community development does not approve a permit for the sign and
it is determined that a variance is not an available option, the director of community development
shall state the reasons for the denial in writing, and shall mail a certified copy of the reasons for
denial to the address of the applicant stated on the application.
22.06.070 Permit fees.
A sign permit fee shall be charged for every authorized new sign or set of signs within the
city. The fees for permit applications are established by the city council by resolution and shall
be nonrefundable.
22.06.080 Investigation fees -Work without a permit.
(a) Investigation. Whenever a sign is installed for which a permit is required by this code
without first obtaining a sign permit, a special investigation shall be made before a permit maybe
issued for the work.
(b) Fee. An investigation fee, in addition to the sign permit fee, shall be collected as a
civil penalty, whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall
be up to ten (10) times the sign permit fee. The investigation fee shall be determined by the
Erector of community development and shall be based on the staff time reasonably required to
resolve all of the issues related to the work that has been performed without a permit, or removal
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of an illegal sign or sign installed without a permit. No sign permit shall be issued until the
investigation fee has been paid in full.
(c) Appeal. Any person assessed such a fee may file an appeal with the city clerk within
ten (10) days after written notice to such person of the assessment. A hearing upon such appeal
shall thereafter be held by the city council; its decision thereon shall be final.
(d) Nothing in this section shall relieve any persons from fully complying with the
requirements %J this code, or with any codes incorporated by reference and made a part of this
code in the execution of the work, or from any other fees or penalties prescribed by law.
22.06.090 Time limit for exercise of sign permit.
In all cases where a sign permit has been approved, a building permit shall be obtained
and the signs) erected within a period not to exceed three (3) months from date of approval,
unless the value of the work exceeds one thousand dollars, in which case the schedule specified
in section 18.07.070 shall be observed. In the event such sign or signs are not erected within this
period, the permit shall become null and void.
22.06.100 No permit required.
Signs specifically exempted from the provisions of this chapter as specified in chapter
22.32 are exempt from the permit requirement.
22.06.110 Severability clause.
The invalidation of any section, subsection, clause, or phrase of this title by any court of
competent jurisdiction shall not affect the validity of the remaining port
ions of the title.
22.06.120 Variances.
(a) In order to prevent or mitigate significant difficulties and unnecessary hardship
inconsistent with the objectives of this title, the planning commission may grant variances fr
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(1) Height of placement; or
(2) Location, or
(3) Within the maximum total sign area allowed on the parcel, the number of signs on a
frontage. However, no variance shall be granted to allow the maximum total number of
freestanding signs per parcel frontage to be exceeded.
(b) Such a variance shall only be granted when all of the following findings are made
based on substantial evidence presented to the commission:
(1) There are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the
property, such as size, shape, topography, street frontage, or surrounding land use, that do not
apply generally to other property in the same district; and
(2) The granting of the variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a
substantial property right of the applicant, and to prevent unreasonable property loss or
unnecessary hardship; and
(3) The granting of the application will not be detrimental or injurious to property or
improvements in the vicinity and will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, general
welfare or convenience; and
(4) The signage for which the variance is sought will be compatible with the aesthetics,
mass, and character of existing and potential signage of propert
ies in the general vicinity.
(c) Any variance granted shall be subject to such conditions as will assure that the
variance authorized shall not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the
limitations upon other properties in the vicinity and district in which the subject propert
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located.
22.06.130 Building permit required.
No person shall erect, move, alter, change, repair, replace, suspend or attach any sign, or
portion thereof, or cause the same to be done without first obtaining from the building official a
permit in writing to do so and paying therefor the fees prescribed for such building permit. Upon
receipt of a building permit application, and evidence of a valid sign permit issued by the director
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of community development, the building official shall then examine the plans and specifications
and other data and the premises upon which it is proposed to erect the sign or other advertising
structure; if it appears that the proposed structure is in compliance with all the requirements of
this title, the California Building Code in effect at that time, and all other applicable laws and
ordinances %J the city, the building official shall then issue the building permit.
22.06.140 Appeal -Decision of director of community development.
Any applicant who is denied a permit for the display of a sign under the provisions of this
title
within
may file a written appeal to the planning commission ten (10) days of the date of the
director of community development's decision. The appeal must be made in writing, setting forth
the reasons for the appeal, include the required appeal and noticing fees, and shall be filed with
the community development department .
22.06.150 Appeal --Decision of planning commission.
A decision of the planning commission shall become final and conclusive ten (10) days
after the planning commission decision on an item if no appeal is filed. For a peri
od ten (10)
days after the action of the commission, any person may appeal such action to the city council.
Such appeal shall be in writing, shall include the appeal and noticing fees and shall be filed with
the city clerk. During the same period, the council, on its own motion, may suspend the decision
of the commission for the purpose of reviewing the action of the commission.
22.06.160 Hearing of appeal bycouncil--Finality of decision.
In the event that an appeal from the action of the commission is taken, the matter shall be
referred to the city council which shall hear the appeal. At the conclusion of its hearing, the city
council shall make its order approving, modifying or reversing the action of the commission.
The council's determination shall be final and conclusive.
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Chapter 22.08
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Sections:
22.08.010 Only permitted signs to be erected.
22.08.020 Property owner's consent required.
22.08.030 Maintenance or alteration of existing signs.
22.08.040 Traffic hazard.
22.08.050 Pedestrian hazard.
22.08.060 Public places and objects.
22.08.070 Projection into public right-of-way.
22.08.080 Side wall and rear wall signs.
22.08.090 Removal of sign from city, county or state property upon notice.
22.08.100 Clearance from utility lines.
22.08.110 Glare from signs.
22.08.120 Obstruction.
22.08.010 Only permitted signs to be erected.
(a) No person shall erect, reconstruct, alter, relocate or place any sign within the city
except such signs as are permitted by this title. All signs, including the frames, braces or supports
thereof, shall be constructed and maintained in compliance with this title, the California Building
Code and National Electrical Code as adopted by the city, the zoning code, and all other
applicable ordinances of the city.
(b) Noncommercial signs as defined in section 22.04.370 are permitted wherever other
signage is permitted under this chapter.
(c) Noncommercial signage is subject to the same standards and is included within the
maximum allowances for signs for the parcel.
22.08.020 Property owner's consent required.
It is unlawful for any person to place, attach or maintain any sign, banner, card, sticker,
handbill or other advertising device upon or within any propert
y, whether public or private,
without securing the written consent of the owner or the owner's authorized agent.
22.08.030 Maintenance or alteration of existing signs.
A sign permit shall not be required for the maintenance of an existing sign as defined in
section 22.04.310, which does not result in a change or alteration in the size, shape, or
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illumination of the affected sign. Any work other than such maintenance shall require a sign
permit.
22.08.040 Traffic h(4zard.
(a) No sign shall be erected at the intersection of any street, within a triangular area
formed by the curblines, and their projection, and a line connecting them at points thirty-five (35)
feet from the intersection of the projected curblines, unless the sign, in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter, has a clearance of at least ten feet above curb grade.
(b) No signs shall be erected at or near the intersection of any streets in such a manner as
to obstruct fr
ee and clear vision; or at any location where, by reason of the position, shape or
color it may interfere with, obstruct the view of, or be confused with any authorized traffic sign
or signal device; or which makes use of the words "stop," "go," "caution," "look," "danger," or
any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or
confuse traffic.
� 22.08.050 Pedestrian hazard.
All signs or other advertising structures which are erected at any point where pedestrians
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might be endangered shall have a smooth surface and no nails, tacks or wires shall be permitted
to protrude therefrom. Electrical reflectors and devices may extend over the top and in front of
the sign or structure but not less than eight (8) feet above the sidewalk.
22.08.060 Projection into public right -of --way.
(a) Signs supported entirely on private property may extend up to four (4) feet into a
public right -of --way; provided that in no event shall any sign be permitted to extend within three
(3) feet of any portion of a public right -of --way used principally for vehicular traffic.
(b) Portions of signs extending into a public right -of --way shall have a minimum vertical
clearance of eight (8) feet between the bottom of the sign or its supporting structure and the
surface of the ground or sidewalk below; provided, that the minimum vertical clearance for any
part of an awning shall be eight (8) feet.
� 22.08.070 Public places and objects.
(a) No person shall paint, mark or write on, or post or otherwise affix, any handbill or
sign to or upon any sidewalk, crosswalk, curb, curbstone, street planter, parking meter or post,
street lamp post, hydrant, tree, shrub, tree stake or guard, railroad trestle, electric light or power
or telephone or telegraph pole, or wire appurtenance thereof or upon any fixture of the fire alarm
or police telegraph system or upon any lighting system, public bridge, drinking fountain, street
sign or traffic sign.
(b) Any handbill or sign found posted, or otherwise affixed upon any public property
contrary to the provisions of this section may be removed by an agent of the police depart
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ment of public works. The person responsible for any such illegal posting shall be
liable for the cost incurred in the removal thereof and the department of public works is
authorized to effect the collection of the cost.
(c) Nothing in this section shall apply to the painting of house numbers upon curbs done
under permits issued by the director of public works under and in accordance with the provisions
of this code.
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22.08.080 Side wall and rear wall signs.
Signs erected or painted on the wall of a building or structure which immediately abuts an
adjacent parcel privately owned shall require application to and approval by the planning
commission. The planning commission's decision shall be based on the following findings:
(a) The placement of the sign does not confuse the public regarding the premises for
which the sign is placed;
(b) The placement of the sign does not adversely impact the adjacent property; and
(c) Adequate clearance is provided for maintenance of the sign.
22.08.090 Removal of sign from city, county or state property upon notice.
Any sign which was previously permitted to extend over or to be maintained on any
property in which the city, county, or the state owns an interest shall be removed or altered by the
person maintaining such sign, at the person's sole expense, on thirty (30) days' written notice
from the director of community development whenever, by reason of changed traffic conditions
or the construction or relocation of public improvements, the director of community development
finds that the continued existence of such sign is no longer consistent with the purposes for
which such public property is to be used.
22.08.100 Clearance from utility lines.
No sign shall be erected or maintained which has less horizontal or vertical clearance
from communication lines and energized electrical power lines than that prescribed by the law of
the state of California or rules and regulations duly promulgated by agencies thereof.
22.08.110 Glare from signs.
All illuminated signs in all zones shall be designed in such manner that any cone of light
is retained on the property and to avoid undue glare or reflection of light on private propert
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the surrounding area or to passersby and shall be erected and located in a manner satisfactory to
the director of community development.
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22.08.120 Obstruction.
No sign shall be erected, located or maintained so as to prevent free ingress to or egress
from any door, window or fire escape.
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22.10.030
22.10.040
22.10.050
Chapter 22.10
R-1 AND R-2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Sign area.
Number.
Lighting.
Height.
� 22.10.010 Permitted signs.
No signs shall be erected or maintained in any R-1 or R-2 district except the following:
(a) Signs exempted in chapter 22.32,
(b) Noncommercial signs permitted in chapter 22.36; and
(c) Freestanding signs and wall signs, subject to the regulations in this chapter.
� 22.10.020 Sign area.
The maximum total sign area on a parcel shall be as follows:
Parcel Area
Maximum Total Sign Area
Less than 10,000 square feet
15 square feet per frontage
10,000 square feet & over
50 square feet per frontage
122.10.030 Number.
The maximum total number of signs on a parcel shall be as follows:
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22.10.040 Lighting.
(a) Each sign shall conform to the III and restrictions contained in section
22.08.110 regarding exterior lighting. External illumination shall be directed in such a way so
that any light bulb, filament, neon tubing or similar light source is not visible from beyond the
property line.
(b) On parcels that are 10,000 square feet in area or greater, freestanding signs with
interior illumination or translucent faces shall be limited to low-level illumination that cannot
exceed 0.1 foot-candles at any property line;
(c) On parcels that are less than 10,000 square feet in area, interior illumination of
freestanding signs is prohibited, except for signs less than one square foot in area.
(d) Interior illumination of wall signs is prohibited.
(e) All sign illumination shall be turned off by an automatic system during the hours
between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
22.10.050 Height.
No portion of any freestanding sign shall exceed seven (7) feet above the established
grade below the sign. A sign erected on a building or structure shall not be placed higher than the
first story or twelve (12) feet above the established grade below the sign, whichever is lower.
Sections:
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Chapter 22.12
R-3 AND R-4 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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22.12.050 Height.
22.12.060 Additional criterion.
22.12.010 Permitted signs.
No signs shall be erected or maintained in any R-3 or R4 zoned district except the
following:
(a) Signs exempted in chapter 22.32; and
(b) Freestanding signs and wall signs subject to the regulations listed in this chapter.
22.12.020 Sign area.
(a) Signs in an R-3 or R4 district shall be limited as follows:
Parcel Size
Maximum Total Sign Area per Parcel Frontage
Less than 10,000
15 square feet per side
30 square feet total sign area
square feet
10,000 to 15,000
0.5 square feet per
50 square feet total sign area
square feet
lineal foot of parcel
frontage per side (25
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15,001 to 30,000
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square feet
lineal foot of parcel
frontage per side (30
square foot maximum)
More than 30,000
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100 square feet total sign area
square feet
lineal foot of parcel
frontage per side (50
square foot maximum
per side)
(b) Monument Sign Incentive. In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be one sign and in measuring total sign area, only
one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
22.12.030 Number.
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Section 22, 11040 Lighting.
(a) Each sign shall conform to the limitations and restrictions contained in section
22.08.110 regarding exterior lighting. Exterior illumination shall be directed in such a way so
that any light bulb, filament, neon tubing or similar light source is not visible from beyond the
property line.
(b) On parcels that are 10,000 square feet in area or greater, freestanding signs with
interior illumination or translucent faces shall be limited to low-level illumination which cannot
exceed 0.1 foot-candles at any property line.
(c) On parcels that are less than 10,000 square feet in area, interior illumination of
freestanding signs is prohibited.
(d) Interior illumination of wall signs is prohibited.
(e) All sign illumination shall be turned off by an automatic system during the hours
between 10:00and 800 a.m.
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No port
ion of any freestanding monument sign shall exceed seven (7) feet above the
established grade below the sign. A sign erected on a building or structure shall not be placed
higher than the first story or twelve (12) feet above the established grade below the sign,
whichever is lower.
22.12.060 Additional criterion.
In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel, not to exceed three (3) feet in height
and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking areas
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Chapter 22.14
C-1 & CR DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Prohibited signs.
Sign area and placement for wall signs, awning signs and projecting signs.
Number.
Freestanding monument signs.
Illumination requirements.
Additional criterion.
22.14.010 Permitted signs.
Awning signs, freestanding monument signs, projecting signs and wall signs are
permitted in the C-1 and CR districts, as specified in this chapter and as described in chapters
22.26, 22.34, 22.42 and 22.48, subject also to the size, number and height regulations specified
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22.14.020 Prohibited signs
In addition to the signs specified in chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs, pole signs are
prohibited.
22.14.030 Sign area and placement for wall signs, awning signs, and projecting signs.
(a) The maximum total sign area for wall signs, projecting signs and awning signs
allowed on each building frontage shall be determined based on the length of the building
frontage and calculated in accordance with the following table:
Building Frontage Length
Maximum Total Sign Area for
Building Frontage
50 feet or less
60 square feet
51 feet to 100 feet
120 square feet
101 feet to 150 feet
180 square feet
Over 150 feet
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limitations listed above and the placement requirements listed in chapter 22.48.
(c) The maximum height of wall signs shall be limited to the height of the signable area
of the wall face as defined in section 22.04.520.
(d) When located below twenty-four (24) feet in height, awning signs and projecting
signs, in accordance with the regulations stated in chapters 22.26 and 22.42 shall be permitted as
well as wall signs.
22.14.040 Number.
There shall be no more than five (5) signs for each building frontage.
22.14.050 Freestanding monument signs
(a) Based on the following criteria and subject to the standards of chapter 22.34, one
two-sided freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on a parcel frontage of one hundred
(100) feet or greater, and three (3) two-sided freestanding monument signs shall be permitted on
a parcel frontage of four hundred (400) feet or greater:
Street on which
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Height
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100 square feet total sign
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(b) Monument Sign Incentive. In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be a single sign and in measuring total sign area,
only one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
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22. 14.060 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may be non -illuminated, illuminated by internal, internal indirect,
or external indirect illumination. Consistency with 3ection22.08.110 , is required. Signs that are
externally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
sources directed solely onto the sign.
(b) A sign may not be animated, have changeable copy or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.14.070 Additional criterion.
(a) In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel, not to exceed three (3) feet in
height and no larger than three (3) square feet each, located at driveway entrances and within
parking areas shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
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Chapter 22.16
C-2 DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Prohibited signs.
Sign area.
Number.
Freestanding signs.
Illumination requirements.
Changeable copy signs.
Additional criterion.
22.16.010 Permitted signs.
Awning signs, changeable copy signs, freestanding monument signs, projecting signs and
wall signs are permitted in the C-2 district, as specified in this chapter and as descri
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All signs specified in chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs, are prohibited.
22.16.030 Sign area and placement for wall signs, awning signs and projecting signs.
(a) The aggregate total sign area for wall signs, projecting signs and awning signs
allowed on each building frontage shall be determined based on the length of the building
frontage calculated in accordance with the following table:
Building Frontage
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50 feet or less
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limitations listed above and the placement requirements listed in chapter 22.48.
(c) The maximum height of wall signs shall be limited to the height of the signable area
of the wall face as defined in section 22.04.520.
(d) When located below twenty-four (24) feet in height, awning signs and projecting
signs, in accordance with the regulations stated in chapters 22.26 and 22.42, shall be permitted as
well as wall signs.
22.16.040 Number.
There shall be no more than five (5) signs for each building frontage.
22.16.050 Freestanding signs.
In addition to the wall, awning and projecting signs allowed in section 22.16.030, the
following freestanding signs shall be permitted as follows:
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(1) One two-sided freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on a parcel frontage of
at least one hundred -fifty (150) feet based on the following criteria and subject to the standards in
chapter 22.34.
Street on which
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Height
Monument Sign
Broadway
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300 square feet
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total sign area
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total area
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100 square
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total area
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per side
total area
(2) Monument Sign Incentive: In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be a single sign and in measuring total sign area,
only one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
(3) Freestanding monument signs are prohibited on a parcel frontage of less than one
hundred -fifty (1 50)
feet in length.
(b) Pole Signs
(1) One freestanding pole sign shall be permitted on each parcel frontage of at least one
hundred -fifty (150) feet on the following streets and subject to the following criteria. Two (2)
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eestanding pole signs shall be permitted on each parcel frontage of at least three hundred (300)
feet on the following streets and subject to the following criteria:
Street on which
Maximum
Maximum Sign Area of Each
Parcel Frontage
Height
Pole Sign
is Located
Broadway
25 feet
150 square feet
300 square feet
per side
total sign area
California Drive
25 feet
150 square feet
300 square feet
Per side
total sign area
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(2) There shall be no incentive for pole signs, a pole sign shall be counted as two signs,
and each side shall be counted in the total sign area.
(3) Pole signs are prohibited on parcel frontages less than one hundred -fifty (150) feet in
length.
Section 22.16.060 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may benon-illuminated, illuminated by internal, internal indirect or
external indirect illumination. Consistency with section22.08.110 is required. Signs that are
externally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
sources directed solely onto the sign.
(b) A sign may not be animated or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.16.070 Changeable copy signs.
A portion of a monument or freestanding pole sign may include changeable copy, subject
to chapter 22.28.
22.16.080 Additional criterion.
In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel, not to exceed three (3) feet in height
and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking areas
shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
Sections:
22.18.010
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Chapter 22.18
ECN & TW DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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22.18.060
22.18.070
Sign area.
Number
Freestanding monument signs.
Illumination requirements.
Additional criteria.
22.18.010 Permitted signs.
Awning signs, freestanding monument signs, projecting signs and wall signs are
F"itted in the ECN & TW Districts, as specified in this chapter and as described in chapters
22.26, 22.345 22.42 and 22.48, subject also to the size, number and height regulations specified
below.
22.18.020 Prohibited signs.
In addition to the signs specified in chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs, pole signs are
prohibited.
22.18.030 Sign area and placement for wall signs, awning signs and projecting signs.
(a) The maximum total sign area for wall signs, projecting signs and awnings signs
allowed on each building fr
ontage shall be determined based on the length of the building
frontage calculated in accordance with the following table:
Building Frontage Length
(b) Wall signs shall be permitted on any building fr
Maximum Total Sign Area per
Building Frontage
50 feet or less
60 square feet
51 feet to 100 feet
120 square feet
101 feet to 150 feet
180 square feet
Over 150 feet
200 square feet
ontage subject to the sign area
limitations listed above and the placement requirements listed in chapter 22.48.
(c) The maximum height of wall signs shall be limited to the height of the signable area
of the first two (2) stories or twenty-four (24) feet of wall face, whichever is less, as defined in
section 22.04.500.
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(d) Awning signs and projecting signs, in accordance with the regulations stated in
chapters 22.26 and 22.42 shall be permitted instead of wall signs and shall be limited to the first
two stories or twenty-four (24) feet in height, whichever is less.
22.18.040 Number.
There shall be no more than five (5) signs for each building frontage.
22.18.050 Freestanding monument signs
(a) In addition to the wall, awning and projecting signs allowed in section 22.18.030, one
two-sided freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on a parcel frontage of at least one
hundred -fifty (150) feet based on the following criteria and subject to the standards in chapter
22.34.
Street on which
Maximum
Maximum Sign Area
of Monument Sign
Parcel Frontage
Height
is Located
California Drive
8
feet
50 square
feet
100
square
feet
total
per side
sign
area
El Camino Real
8
feet
50 square
feet
100
square
feet
total
per side
sign
area
Magnolia
8
feet
50 square
feet
100
square
feet
total
Avenue
per side
sign
area
Murchison Drive
8
feet
50 square
feet
100
square
feet
total
per side
sign
area
Trousdale Drive
8
feet
50 square
feet
100
square
feet
total
per side
sign
area
All Other Streets
5
feet
30 square
feet
60 square feet total
sign
(local)
per side
area
(b) Monument Sign Incentive: In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be a single sign and in measuring total sign area,
only one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
(c) Freestanding monument signs are prohibited on parcels with a parcel frontage of less
than one hundred -fifty (150) feet in length.
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22. 18.060 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may be non -illuminated, illuminated by internal, internal indirect or
external indirect illumination. Consistency with section22.08.110 is required. Signs that are
externally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
sources directed solely onto the sign.
(b) A sign may not be animated, have changeable copy or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.18.070 Additional criterion.
In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel, not to exceed three (3) feet in height
and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking areas
shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
Sections:
DISTRICT
22.20.010
22.20.020
22.20.030
22.20.040
22.20.050
22.20.060
22.20.070
22.20.080
Chapter 22.20
SL, AA & APN SIGN REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Prohibited signs.
Sign area.
Freestanding monument signs.
Wall signs.
Awning signs.
Illumination requirements.
Additional criteria.
22.20.010 Permitted signs.
Awning signs, fr
eestanding monument signs, projecting signs and wall signs are
permitted in the SL, AA and APN Districts, as specified in this chapter and as described in
chapters 22.26, 22.34, 22.42 and 22.48, subject also to the size and height regulations specified
below.
22.20.020 Prohibited signs.
In addition to the signs specified in chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs, pole signs are
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prohibited.
22.20.030 Sign area.
(a) The maximum total sign area allowed at or below twenty-four (24) feet on each
building frontage shall be determined based on the length of the building frontage on which the
signs are placed andacalculated in accordance with the following table:
Building Frontage
Length
Maximum
Total Area for All Signs Below
24 Feet in Height
Less than 100 feet
100
square
feet
100 to 150 feet
150
square
feet
151 to 250 feet
250
square
feet
251 to 350 feet
350
square
feet
Over 350 feet
500
square
feet
(b) The maximum total sign area allowed above twenty-four (24) feet on each building
frontage is 350 square feet.
22.20.040 Freestanding signs.
(a) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.22.030 above, one
two-sided freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on each parcel frontage of at least one
hundred -fifty (150) feet in length based on the following criteria and subject to the standards in
chapter 22.34:
Street on which
Maximum
Maximum Sign Area for Monument Sign
Parcel Frontage
Height
is Located
Airport
8 feet
75 square feet
150 square feet total area
Boulevard
per side
Bayshore
8 feet
75 square feet
150 square feet total area
Highway
per side
All other Streets
8 feet
40 square feet
80 square feet total area
(local)
per side
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(b) Monument Sign Incentive: In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be one sign and in measuring total sign area, only
one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
(c) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.22.030, one freestanding
monument sign at a height of not more than eight k feet and with a maximum sign area of
twenty-five (25) square feet per side (a maximum of fifty (50) square feet total) shall be
permitted on each parcel frontage of less than one hundred -fifty (150) feet in length.
22.20.050 Wall signs.
(a) Wall signs shall be permitted on any parcel frontage subject to the sign area
limitations of section 22.20.030 and the placement requirements listed in chapter 22.48.
(b) There shall be no more than three (3) wall signs at a height below twenty-four (24)
feet in height.
(c) No more than three (3) signs above a height of twenty-four feet are allowed on any
parcel frontage, and no single sign above twenty-four (24) feet in height shall be larger than two
hundred -fifty (250) square feet.
(d) For purposes of this section, no building shall be considered to have more than four
(4) building fr
ontages regardless of the building's design or parcel.
22.20.060 Awning signs.
When located below twenty-four (24) feet in height, awning signs, in accordance with the
regulations stated in chapter 22.26 shall be permitted in addition to wall signs.
� 22.20.070 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may benon-illuminated, illuminated by internal, internal indirect or
external indirect illumination. Consistency with section 22.08. 110
is required. Signs that are
extern
ally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
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(b) A sign may not be animated, have changeable copy or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.20.080 Additional criteria
(a) In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel, not to exceed three (3) feet in
height and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking
areas shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
(b) No single sign at a height of twenty-four (24) feet or less maybe larger than two
hundred (200) square feet.
(c) The only signs allowed at a height above twenty-four (24) feet are wall signs.
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22.22.020
22.22.030
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Chapter 22.22
RR DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Prohibited signs.
Sign area.
Freestanding signs.
Wall signs.
Awning signs.
Illumination requirements.
Changeable copy signs.
Additional criteria.
22.22.010 Permitted signs.
Awning signs, changeable copy signs, freestanding monument signs, projecting signs and
wall signs are permitted in the RR district, as specified in this chapter and as described in
chapters 22.26, 22.28, 22.34, 22.42 and 22.48, subject also to the size and height regulations
specified below.
22.22.020 Prohibited signs.
All signs specified in Chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs are prohibited. Pole signs are
allowed only as specified in section 22.22. 040
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22.22.030
Sign area.
The total sign area allowed on each frontage shall be determined based on the length of
the building frontage and calculated in accordance with the following table:
Parcel Frontage Length
Maximum Total Sign Area for
Parcel Frontage
50 feet or less
150
square
feet
51 feet to 100 feet
200
square
feet
101 feet to 150 feet
250
square
feet
151 to 200 feet
300
square
feet
Over 200 feet
350
square
feet
22.22.040 Freestanding signs.
(a) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.22.030, one two-sided
freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on each parcel frontage of at least one
hundred -fifty (15 0) feet in length based on the following criteria and subject to the standards in
chapter 22.34:
Street on which
Height
Maximum Sign Area
of Monument Sign
Parcel Frontage is
Located
Adrian Road
20
feet
75
square
feet
per
side
150 square feet of total
sign area
Broadway
20
feet
75
square
feet
per
side
150 square feet of total
sign area
Rollins Road
20
feet
75
square
feet
per
side
150 square feet of total
sign area
All other streets
15
feet
40
square
feet
per
side
80 square feet of total
(local)
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sign area
(b) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.22.030, one Freestanding
Monument Sign at a height of not more than twelve (12) feet and a maximum sign area of
twenty-five (25) SF per side (fifty (50) SF total) shall be permitted on sites with a parcel frontage
of less than one hundred -fifty (15 0) feet in length.
(c) Monument Sign Incentive: In order to promote monument signs in this district,
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two-sided monument signs are considered to be one sign and in measuring total sign area, only
one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
(d) Parcels with a parcel frontage of at least one hundred -fifty (150) feet in length on
Adrian Road or Broadway may have one pole sign in place of a monument sign, subject to the
criteria in Chapter 22.34 and the following:
Street on which Parcel
Maximum
Maximum Sign Area of Pole Sign
Frontage is Located
Height
Adrian Road
40 feet
120 square feet per side
240 square feet of total
sign area
Broadway
40 feet
120 square feet per side
240 square feet of total
sign area
There is no second side incentive for pole signs.
22.22.050 Wall signs.
(a) Wall signs shall be permitted on any designated frontage subject to the sign area
limitations listed in section 22.22.020 and the placement requirements listed in chapter 22.48.
(b) No more than three (3) wall signs are allowed on any building frontage.
(c) The maximum height of wall signs shall be limited to the height of the signable area
of the wall face as defined in section 22.04.500.
22.22.060 Awning signs and projecting signs.
When located below twenty-four (24) feet in height, awning signs and projecting signs, in
accordance with the regulations stated in section 22.24 and 22.42 shall be permitted as well as
wall signs.
22.22.070 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may be non -ii
illuminated by internal, internal indirect or
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external indirect illumination. Consistency with section 22.08.110 is required. Signs that are
externally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
sources directed solely onto the sign.
(b) A sign may not be animated or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.22.080 Changeable copy signs.
A portion of a monument or freestanding pole sign may include changeable copy subject
to the criteria in chapter 22.28.
22.22.090 Additional criteria.
(a) In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel not to exceed three (3) feet in
height and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking
areas shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
(b) No single sign or single face of a freestanding sign maybe larger than one hundred
fifty (150) square feet.
(c) All forms of illumination are permitted; except that awning signs may not be
internally illuminated.
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22.24.010
22.24.020
22.24.030
22.24.040
22.24.050
22.24.060
22.24.070
22.24.080
22.24.090
Chapter 22.24
IB &APS DISTRICT REGULATIONS
Permitted signs.
Prohibited signs.
Sign area.
Freestanding signs.
Wall signs.
Awning signs.
Illumination requirements.
Changeable copy signs.
Additional criteria.
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Permitted signs,
Awning signs, changeable copy signs, freestanding monument signs, projecting signs and
wall signs are permitted in the 1B and APS districts, as specified in this chapter and as described
in Chapters 22.26, 22.285 22.34, 22.42 and 22. 48, subject also to the size and height regulations
specified below.
22.24.020 Prohibited signs.
All signs specified in chapter 22.40, Prohibited Signs, are prohibited.
22.24.030 Sign area.
The maximum total sign area allowed on each parcel frontage shall be determined based
on the length of the parcel frontage calculated in accordance with the following table:
Parcel Frontage Length
Maximum Total Sign Area for
Parcel Frontage
50 feet or less
150
square
feet
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200
square
feet
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250
square
feet
151 to 200 feet
300
square
feet
Over 200 feet
350
square
feet
22.24.040 Freestanding signs.
(a) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.24.040, one two-sided
freestanding monument sign shall be permitted on each parcel fr
ontage of at least one
hundred -fifty (150) feet in length based on the following criteria and subject to the standards in
chapter 22.34
Street on which
Maximum
Maximum Total Sign Area for Parcel
Parcel Frontage is
Height
Frontage
Located
Airport Boulevard
12 feet
75 square feet per
150 square feet of
side
total area
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12 feet
75 square feet per
150 square feet of
side
total area
Gilbreth Road
12 feet
75 square feet per
150 square feet of
240 square maximum
side
total area
All other streets and
8 feet
40 square feet per
80 square feet of
frontages
side
total area
(b) In addition to the total sign area allowed under section 22.24.030, one freestanding
monument sign at a height of not more than eight (8) feet and a maximum sign area of
twenty-five (25) square feet per side (fifty (50) square feet total) shall be permitted on each
parcel frontage of less than one hundred -fifty (150) feet in length.
(c) Monument sign incentive: In order to promote monument signs in this district,
two-sided monument signs are considered to be one sign and in measuring total sign area, only
one side of the sign is included in the calculation.
(d) One pole sign may be placed on a parcel frontage of one hundred -fifty (150) feet or
more on Gilbreth Road in place of an allowed monument sign for that parcel frontage, subject
to the criteria in chapter 22.34 and the following limitations:
Street on which
Maximum Height
Maximum Sign Area for Pole Sign
Parcel Frontage is
Located
Gilbreth Road
40 feet
120 square feet per
240 square maximum
side
total sign area
There is no second side incentive for pole signs.
22.24.050 Wall signs.
(a) Wall signs shall be permitted on any defined frontage subject to the sign area
limitations of section 22.20.020 and the placement requirements of chapter 22.48.
(b) No more than three (3) wall signs are allowed on any building frontage.
(c) The maximum height of wall signs shall be limited to the height of the sign
of the wall face as defined in section 22.04.500.
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22.24.060
Awning signs.
When located below twenty-four (24) feet in height, awning Signs, in accordance with the
regulations stated in Section 22.26, shall be permitted as well as wall signs.
22.24.070 Illumination requirements.
(a) A permanent sign may benon-illuminated, illuminated by internal, internal indirect or
external indirect illumination. Consistency with section 22.08.110 is required. Signs that are
externally lit shall be illuminated only with steady, stationary, down -directed, and shielded light
sources directed solely onto the sign.
(b) A sign may not be animated or have flashing illumination.
(c) Awning signs shall not be internally illuminated.
22.24.080 Changeable copy signs.
A portion of a monument or freestanding pole sign may include changeable copy, subject
to chapter 22.28.
22.24.090 Additional criteria.
(a) In addition, up to a total of six (6) signs per parcel not to exceed three (3) feet in
height and no larger than three (3) square feet located at driveway entrances and within parking
areas shall be exempt from the total square footage calculation.
(b) No single sign or single side of a freestanding sign maybe larger than one
hundred -fifty (15 0)
Sections:
square feet.
Chapter 22.26
AWNING, CANOPY AND MARQUEE SIGNS
22.26.010 Where permitted.
22.26.020 Signable area.
22.26.030 Projection into public right -of --way.
22.26.040 Illumination.
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Where permitted.
An awning, canopy, or marquee as defined in chapter 22.04 may be installed on a
building in accordance with California Building Code Standards, subject to the zoning
requirements for structures on each street or highway frontage and the limitations established in
this title in the following zoning districts: C4, CR, C-2, ECN, TW, SL, IB, AA, RR, APN and
APS, and the signs on these structures shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.
22.26.020 Signable area.
On an awning, canopy and marquee, a sign maybe displayed on or attached to only one
(1) signable area. The signable area shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the area of the
principal face of the awning, canopy or marquee. The signage located on an awning, canopy and
marquee shall be considered to be a part of the maximum total signage allowed below
twenty-four (24) feet on a specified frontage. Signable area on an awning, canopy and marquee
shall not project above, below or beyond the edges of the awning, canopy and marquee on which
it is displayed. No advertising material shall be placed upon the roof of a marquee.
22.26.030 Projection into public right -of --way.
Awnings, canopies and marquees which are entirely supported on private property may
extend up to four (4) feet into the public ri
ght -of way; provided that they shall not extend within
three (3) feet of the portion of the public right of way used for vehicular traffic (measured from
the face of the curb). Portions of the awnings, canopies and marquees extending into the public
right -of --way or over a private sidewalk shall have a minimum vertical clearance of eight (8) feet
between the bottom of the structure and the surface of the ground or sidewalk.
22.26.040 Illumination.
Awnings, canopies and marquees may be unlit or may be externally illuminated only by
down -directed and shielded lighting fixtures where the cone of light is contained on the parcel.
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Internally illuminated awnings and canopies and marquees are prohibited. An internally
illuminated sign not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the face of a marquee may be
placed in a frame on a marquee structure.
Chapter 22.28
CHANGEABLE COPY SIGNS
Sections:
22.28.010 Changeable copy signs.
22.28.010 Changeable copy signs.
A changeable copy sign that does not contain any flashing lights or brilliant or reflected
light is allowed in the C-2, RR, IB and APS districts only, so long as the total sign area of all
changeable copy signs on the parcel is not more than the following:
(a) Fifteen (15) square feet or twenty percent (20%) of the maximum total sign area
allowed, whichever is less, if the lettering or graphics are movable only by hand; or
(b) Six (6) square feet or twenty percent (20%) of the maximum sign area allowed,
whichever is less, if some or all of the lettering or graphics are movable mechanically or
electronically.
Chapter 22.30
COMBINATION SIGNS
Sections:
22.30.010 General requirements.
22.30.010 General requirements.
Combination signs are signs which have features or characteristics normally found in
signs of more than one classification, and shall meet all the requirements for construction, height,
location, supports, illumination or other specifications for each archetype. Where different
standards are specified for the archetypes, the more restrictive shall apply.
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Chapter 22.32
EXEMPT SIGNS
Exempt signs.
Signs required by law.
Signs integrated into certain devices.
Signs not visible from right-of-way.
Signs carried by persons.
"For Sale" or "For Rent" signs.
Window signs.
Directional signs.
Flags.
22.32.010 Exempt signs.
Those classes of signs designated in the following sections of this chapter maybe erected
and maintained in the city without the obtaining of a building permit or sign permit and without
the payment of fees; provided, however, all exempt signs are subject to the provisions of chapter
22.08. In computing the total maximum sign area on any building or parcel for purposes of this
title, the face area of exempted signs shall not be included.
22.32.020 Signs required by law.
Signs required by law, including but not limited to signs for essential public services
including traffic, fire and police signs, signals, devices and markings of the state, the city, and
any other component government authorities; signs of public utility or service companies
including signs showing the placement or location of public utility facilities; and trespass and
warning signs, are exempt.
22.32.030 Signs integrated into certain devices.
Any sign integrated into or on acoin-operated machine, vending machine, gasoline pump,
or telephone booth are exempt.
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22.32.040 Signs not visible from right -of --way.
Any sign that cannot be viewed from a public right -of --way is exempt.
22.32.050 Signs carried by persons.
Any sign carried by a person is exempt, so long as it does not obstruct the use of any
public right -of --way.
22.32.060 "For Sale" or "For Rent" signs.
Signs pertaining to the sale, exchange, lease or rental of the real property on which the
sign is located e, subject to such signs not exceeding three (3) square feet in single face area in
any R zoning district or not exceeding nine square feet in single face area in any other
(Commercial or Manufacturing) zoning district shall be exempt. Not more than one such sign
may be placed on any lot or parcel of land except that two such signs may be placed on any
corner lot or parcel, one such sign facing each of the abutting streets.
22.32.070 Window signs.
A premises, or an occupant of a shopping center or multiuse building, may display
window signs not to exceed 25 per cent of the window area of the facade of the building.
� 22.32.080 Directional signs.
A premises may display one directional sign at each entrance or exit not more than four
(4) square feet.
� 22.32.090 Flags.
(a) Flags shall be permitted within the following limitations:
(1) The flag shall be of flexible materi
from a flag pole pursuant to this section.
al, typically cloth, paper or plastic, and shall not
include those painted on or otherwise erected or attached to any structure, and shall be fl
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(2) No more than three flags shall be permitted per parcel.
(3) No flag pole shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height above grade.
(4) No flag shall exceed a vertical dimension of five (5) feet nor a horizontal dimension
of eight (8) feet.
(5) No flag pole shall be closer than fifteen (15) feet to any property line.
(b) Each flag flown shall be either a noncommercial sign or a sign directly related to a
service or business offered on the property on which the flag is being flown.
(c) Bunting, pennants and streamers shall only be permitted in the C-2, Subarea D "Auto
Row" area and the RR, Adrian Road Auto Row Overlay area. It is recognized that these areas
have special historic and community significance and have and should maintain a special
character different from other commercial areas. To support this objective, the area shall be
allowed to display bunting, pennants and streamers typically associated with automobile sales.
(d) Decorative flags as defined in chapter 25.08, whether temporary or permanent, may
be displayed when attached to light poles in a parking area in the C-1, CR, and C-2 zoning
districts, provided that it does not contain any commercial message, logo or symbol. Each
decorative flag may not exceed eight (8) square feet in area, and there shall be no more than one
decorative flag per 100 square feet of public parking area. The lowest portion of the decorative
flag shall be a minimum of ten (10) feet above adjacent grade.
Chapter 22.34
FREESTANDIN
Sections:
22.34.010 Where permitted.
22.34.020 Size and height regulations.
22.34.030 Materials.
22.34.010 Where permitted.
signs.
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As defined in Chapter 22.04, freestanding signs include both monument signs and pole
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(a) Monument signs are allowed in the R-3, R-4, C-1, CR, C-2, ECN, TW, SL, AA,
APN, RR, IB, and APS zoning districts as outlined in the Chapter for each district.
(b) Pole signs are only allowed on certain street frontages in the C-2, 111, RR, and APS
zoning districts.
22.34.020 Size and height regulations.
Freestanding signs shall comply with and not exceed the size and height regulations
contained in the chapters for each of the above zoning districts.
22.34.030 Materials.
(a) Monument signs shall be constructed on a solid foundation in accordance with titles
17 and 18 of this code A monument sign shall be designed so that the style and materials of the
sign and its base are consistent with the architecture of the buildings) on the site.
(b) Pole signs shall be shall be constructed in accordance with titles 17 and 18 of this
code and attached to one or two (2) support poles or posts which shall each have a minimum
diameter of twelve (12) inches.
Chapter 22.36
NONCOMMERCIAL SIGNS AND MESSAGES
Sections:
22.36.010 Noncommercial signs and messages.
22.36.020 Noncommercial signs in residential districts.
22.36.010 Noncommercial signs and messages.
Any sign that can be displayed under the provisions of this ordinance may contain a
noncommercial message.
22.36.020 Noncommercial signs in residential districts.
In R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 districts and without a sign permit, noncommercial signs no
larger individually than eight (8) square feet and totaling not more than sixty (60) square feet may
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be placed on a parcel in addition to the other signage that may be allowed pursuant to this code.
This provision is intended to allow reasonable noncommercial expression in residential districts
where signage has been restricted because of the need to protect the character and value of the
residential districts.
Chapter 22.3 8
NONCONFORMING SIGNS
Sections:
22.38.010 Change and modification.
22.38.020 Maintenance.
22.38.030 Removal.
22.38.010 Change and modification.
A nonconforming sign or sign structure shall be brought into conformity with this
ordinance if it is altered, reconstructed, replaced, or relocated. A change in copy is not an
alteration or replacement for purposes of this subsection.
22.38.020 Maintenance.
Nonconforming signs must be maintained in good condition. Maintenance required by
this section shall include replacing or repairing of worn or damaged part
s of a sign or sign
structure in order to return
it to its original state, and is not considered to be a change or
modification prohibited by section 22.38.010.
22.38.030 Removal.
Removal of a nonconforming sign, or replacement of a nonconforming sign with a
conforming sign is required when:
(a) A nonconforming sign, or a substantial part of a nonconforming sign, is blown down,
destroyed, or for any reason or by any means taken down, altered, or removed. As used in this
subsection, "substantial" means fifty (50) percent or more of the entire sign structure; or
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deterioration exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the value of the sign or sign structure prior to its
deterioration, or
(c) The use of the nonconforming sign, or the property on which it is located, has ceased,
become vacant, or been unoccupied for a period of one hundred -eighty V days or
more.
Sections:
22.40.010
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22.40.030
22.40.040
22.40.050
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22.40.070
22.40.080
Chapter 22.40
PROHIBITED SIGNS
Prohibited signs.
Signs which conflict with traffic control.
Signs on public right-of-way.
Off -premises advertising.
Portable signs.
Roof signs, above -roof signs and sky signs.
Signs on vehicles.
Moving signs.
22.40.010 Prohibited signs.
Those classes of signs designated in the following sections of this chapter are expressly
prohibited, and shall not be erected in any zoning distri
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22.40.020 Signs which conflict with traffic control.
Signs which by color, location, or design resemble or conflict with traffic control signs or signals
are prohibited (see also Section 22.08.040).
22.40.030 Signs on public right -of --way.
(a) Except as otherwise allowed under this section, signs, A -boards and advertising
structures, placed upon or attached to the ground upon any port
ion of any public street, sidewalk,
or right-of-way, including signs attached to light poles or standards, are prohibited.
(b) Newspaper vending machines are allowed under chapter 12.23.
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(d) Figures are allowed under the provisions of section 22.46.050.
22.40.040 Off -premises advertising.
Signs carrying the advertising of a person, product or service other than that of the
occupant of the parcel on which the sign is placed are prohibited; signs are permitted only to the
actual occupant of the parcel upon which the sign is displayed during the period of occupancy.
22.40.050 Portable signs.
Portable signs are prohibited.
22.40.060 Roof signs, above -roof signs and sky signs.
Roof signs, above -roof signs and sky signs are prohibited.
22.40.070 Signs on vehicles.
(a) No person shall park any vehicle on public property and place signs on the vehicle
when the dominant purpose or use of the vehicle is to be a sign.
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the dominant purpose or use of the vehicle is to be a sign, the placement of the vehicle shall
require a sign permit and the square footage of the signage on the vehicle shall be counted toward
the allowance for the property on which the vehicle is parked.
22.40.080 Moving signs.
Any sign is prohibited if all or part of it moves or rotates.
22.40.090 Signs with flashing lights.
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peaceful enjoyment of residential uses, is prohibited.
Chapter 22.42
PROJECTING SIGNS
Sections:
22.42.010 Where permitted.
22.42.020 Size and height of projecting signs.
22.42.030 Projection into the public right -of --way.
22.42.010 Where permitted.
A premises, and each occupant of a shopping center or multi -use building, may display
one projecting sign on each street frontage in the following zoning districts: C-1, CR, C-2, ECN,
TW, SL, AA, APN, RR, IB and APS, and in accordance with the size and number regulations
contained in the sign code chapter regulating that district.
22.42.020 Size and height of projecting signs.
(a) Projecting signs shall comply with the size regulations established in the sign code
chapter regulating that district.
(b) Projecting signs shall not project above twenty-four (24)feet in height or the roofline,
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22.42.030 Projection into the public right -of --way.
(a) There shall be a minimum vert
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(b) A projecting sign may project no more than four (4) feet into the public right -of --way.
(c) A projecting
sign may not extend within three (3) feet of any portion of a public
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Chapter 22.44
PROPERTIES WITH NONCONFORMING USES
Sections:
22.44.010 General requirements.
22.44.010 General requirements.
Where a legal nonconforming use exists, any signs to be erected shall require application
to and approval by the planning commission. The number of signs permitted on the building or
parcel, the size and nature thereof and their location on the property shall be determined by the
provisions of this code applicable to such property as if it were classified for the actual use then
existing; however, the commission may modify such standards if it is determined that the use or
condition of adjacent parcels makes such standards inappropriate because the illumination,
location or size of the signage would unreasonably interfere with the quiet enjoyment and use of
one or more adjacent parcels.
Chapter 22.46
SPECIAL SIGNS
Sections:
22.46.010 Temporary signs.
22.46.020 Figures.
22.46.030 Signs and banners of a civic nature.
22.46.010 Temporary signs.
The director of community development is authorized to grant permits for a premises, or
an occupant of a shopping center or multi -use building to display one temporary sign, not
exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area or eight feet in height, for no more than thirt
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during any twelve (12) consecutive calendar months.
22.46.020 Figures.
Figures may be placed pursuant to a revocable encroachment permit on a public sidewalk
in the area fronting to property on which the tenant's owned or leased space is located in Subarea
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for definition of figures and process for obtaining an encroachment permit.
22. 46.030 Signs and banners of a civic nature.
The city manager or the manager's designee may, upon written application to the
manager, issue administrative sign permits for temporary signs and banners announcing a
community event sponsored by a charitable or educational group in the city at no more than two
(2) places in the city. The city manager shall, prior to issuance of a permit, require
recommendations regarding matters of safety, construction and location from applicable city
departments, and shall ensure that all the following conditions are fulfilled:
(a) Each sign is required for the convenience or safety of the public;
(b) Each sign is directly related to an event that is clearly of a noncommercial nature
directly related to the city; (c) Each sign is of a temporary nature, and not to remain up longer
than fourteen (14) consecutive days in any twelve (12) month period; and
(d) Insurance in the amount set by the city attorney for such permits be provided.
Chapter 22.48
WALL SIGNS
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22.48.010 Where permitted.
22.48.020 Signable area designation.
22.48.030 Number.
22.48.010 Where permitted.
In all zoning districts, a premises, and each occupant of a shopping center or multiuse
building, may display wall signs on walls adjacent to each street, public right -of --way or private
parking lot on which it has fr
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Signable area.
(a) Wall signs shall only be erected within areas that are signable area as defined in
chapter 22.04. The maximum area of the signage allowed is restricted by the total sign area
designated for each frontage in each zoning district. The signable areas) on each facade of the
building that has frontage on a public street, right -of --way or parking lot shall be an area of the
building facade which does not contain architectural features and windows.
(b) Sign area shall not exceed a maximum of eighty percent (80%) of the signable area,
and in no event shall the sign area be greater than the maximum sign area specified by this title
for the zoning district in which the parcel is located.
22.48.030 Number and height.
Wall signs maybe displayed as one or divided among two or more wall signs. Height is
determined by the height of the signable area of the building facade.
122.48040 Additional limitations.
Wall signs may be painted on or attached to the wall, but must not project from the wall
by more than twelve (12) inches and must not interrupt architectural details.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be published as required by State law.
Mqyor
I, DORIS MORTENSEN, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing ordinance was introduced at a meeting of the City Council held on the 7tn day of May,
2007, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 21St day of May,
2007, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL,MEMBERS: BAYLOCK, COHEN, KEIGHRAN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
I NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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